First Time

• By: BoA
• Album: WHO'S BACK？

Lyrics:

[日本語]

[English]

Try 何が生まれるFirst time

Try what will be born for the first time

Try 変わり続ける未来

Try a future that keeps changing

いつのまにかガラスケースにMy dreams

Unknowingly, my dreams are in a glass case

綺麗に並べて眺めてる

Neatly lined up, just watching them

触れたならきっと 壊れてしまいそう

If I touch them, they might break apart

夢じゃなくて私の方が

It's not just a dream, it's more me

おはよう それじゃ今日も行ってきます

Good morning, I'm heading out again today

はじまりはねSame as always

The beginning is, as always

でもね 今日は昨日じゃない

But today isn’t yesterday

何もかもが そうFirst time

Everything feels like a first time

Try 何が生まれるFirst time

Try what will be born for the first time

はじめてみない?

Won't you try for the first time?

夢の数だけAnytime

Countless dreams, anytime

取り出してみたはいいけれど

I took them out, but

どこから手をつければいいの

Where do I even start?

儚いことも切ないことも

Both fleeting and painful things

今の私は知ってるから

I know them now

おやすみの日からやってみよう

Let's start from a day off

無理しなくてもいいのよ

It's okay not to force yourself

できることがきっとあるはずよ

There must be things you can do

時間が経ったからこそ

Because time has passed

いくつになったって

No matter how old you get

Limitなんてないよ

There are no limits

自分が決めなければ

If you don't decide

笑われてもいい

It's okay to be laughed at

Mistakeでもいい

It's okay to make mistakes

飾ってるだけじゃもったいない

It's a waste just to keep them stored

Try 何が生まれるFirst time

Try what will be born for the first time

はじめてみない?

Won't you try for the first time?

夢の数だけAnytime

Countless dreams, anytime

Try 何が生まれるFirst time

Try what will be born for the first time

知りたくない?

Don't you want to know?

変わり続ける未来

A future that keeps changing

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
生まれる /umare ru/ B1	verb - to be born
未来 /mirai/ B1	noun - future
夢 /yume/ A2	noun - dream
壊れる /kowareru/ B1	verb - to break
行く /iku/ A1	verb - to go
今日 /kyou/ A1	noun - today
切ない /setsunai/ B2	adjective - painful, heart-wrenching
無理 /muri/ B2	noun - impossible, unreasonable
時間 /jikan/ A2	noun - time
決める /kimeru/ B1	verb - to decide
笑う /warau/ A2	verb - to laugh
Mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ B1	noun - an error or fault
Limit /ˈlɪmɪt/ B2	noun - a point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend or pass

Grammar:

• Try 何が生まれるFirst time

  ➔ Using '何が' as the subject in a question or statement, combined with '生まれる' (to be born / to originate).

  ➔ '何が' means 'what' as the subject of the sentence, indicating what will be born or created.

• Try 変わり続ける未来

  ➔ Using the verb '変わり続ける' (to continue changing) as an adjective describing '未来' (future).

  ➔ '変わり続ける' means 'to keep changing,' describing the ongoing transformation of the '未来' (future).

• いつのまにかガラスケースにMy dreams

  ➔ Using 'いつのまにか' as an adverb meaning 'before you know it' or 'unawares,' followed by 'に' to indicate location or context.

  ➔ 'いつのまにか' means 'before you know it' or 'unawares,' indicating something happens subtly or without notice.

• 綺麗に並べて眺めてる

  ➔ Using the verb '並べて' (te-form of '並べる', to arrange) followed by '眺めてる' (contracted form of '眺めている', to be looking at).

  ➔ '並べて' is the te-form of '並べる', meaning 'to arrange neatly', and '眺めてる' is the contracted form of '眺めている', meaning 'to be looking at'.

• できることがきっとあるはずよ

  ➔ Using 'できることが' with 'はず' to express expectation or certainty that 'there should be' something that can be done.

  ➔ 'できることが' means 'things that can be done,' and 'はず' indicates an expectation or certainty about these things existing or happening.

• 笑われてもいい

  ➔ Using '笑われても' with 'いい' to indicate 'it's okay even if you are laughed at,' emphasizing acceptance.

  ➔ '笑われても' combines the conditional form of '笑われる' (to be laughed at) with 'も' meaning 'even if,' and 'いい' means 'okay' or 'fine'.